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Bar Sinister

see synonyms of bar sinister

Noun

1. bar sinister, bastardy, illegitimacy

the status of being born to parents who were not married

2. bar sinister, bend sinister

a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

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Bar Sinister

see synonyms of bar sinister
noun
1.  (not in heraldic usage) another name for bend sinister
2. 
the condition, implication, or stigma of being of illegitimate birth

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Bar Sinister

see synonyms of bar sinister
Literary
bend sinister

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Bar Sinister

see synonyms of bar sinister
n.
1. A heraldic bend or baton sinister, held to signify bastardy. Not in technical use.
2. A hint or proof of illegitimate birth.

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